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An ISIS terrorist jailed for all times might obtain compensation because of struggling PTSD from solitary confinement. A decide has dominated that Sahayb Abu, 31, had human rights breached when he was positioned in solitary confinement and will speak to different prisoners solely via his window. The Islamic State (ISIS) terrorist plotter was jailed for all times in 2021 after being discovered responsible of planning a terrorist assault. The man had been arrested after discussing weapons with an undercover police officer on Telegram. He additionally purchased a sword, a balaclava and a fight vest.

Between July 2020 and September final 12 months, he was held within the mainstream jail inhabitants. Later, experiences of his behaviour raised considerations about him radicalising different inmates as he was “sharing his Islamist extremist ideology”. Abu was moved to the “separation centre” at HMP Frankland in Co Durham — with six prisoners — to forestall him spreading his extremist beliefs, the High Court in London was informed.

Abu filed a authorized declare in opposition to the Ministry of Justice, difficult the situations of his detention since April, following a critical violent assault on jail employees.

Abu claimed that he was confined to his cell for greater than 22 hours a day and barred from contact with different inmates, claiming the situations had harmed his psychological well being and breached his human rights.

On Tuesday, Mr Justice Sheldon dominated in his favour on three elements of the case, opening the chance that the convicted terrorist might obtain compensation.

In April, Abu was being held in a separation unit at HMP Frankland when guards had been attacked by one other prisoner. Manchester Arena bomber Hashem Abedi is accused of finishing up the assault and awaits trial.

Following the incident, the Ministry of Justice moved a number of inmates, putting Abu in a separation unit at HMP Woodhill after assessing that he posed a possible threat of a terrorist-motivated assault on employees. He remained there for 3 months with fundamental gadgets in his cell, entry to calls, and restricted contact with different inmates via a window, the court docket heard.

From April 25, he was allowed simply over an hour a day trip of his cell for train, laundry, and showers. He later obtained half an hour of library entry, a TV, and spiritual texts, and ultimately weekly health club classes and transient contact with one other prisoner. He declined affords of Sudoku and colouring books.

Abu informed the court docket he had been assaulted by guards at Frankland and stated segregation left him struggling, on excessive alert, and unable to sleep, reporting that he heard voices throughout this era, experiences The Times.

On July 23, he was transferred to HMP Full Sutton for continued segregation, the place employees famous he had made threats to “gain revenge” on Frankland officers. In August, he despatched a letter threatening self-harm.

Despite this, his segregation was repeatedly authorised on security grounds. Abu introduced a judicial overview on 5 grounds, arguing the regime broken his psychological well being and breached Article 3 of the European Convention on Human Rights.

In his ruling, Mr Justice Sheldon stated jail authorities needed to steadiness Abu’s security in opposition to wider safety considerations, particularly amid uncertainty following the Frankland assault.

But ultimately, he dominated: “The suffering (he) has experienced goes way beyond the inevitable element of suffering that is connected with segregation: an otherwise legitimate form of treatment.

“An particular person who’s segregated from others and disadvantaged of the same old actions obtainable to prisoners (training, work, communal prayer) will inevitably undergo isolation and a component of misery and nervousness.

“What (Abu) experienced was much more severe than that: he is suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder, brought on – at least in part – by the segregation.

“The psychological well being assist offered to the Claimant has not mitigated his signs of trauma and misery, and won’t achieve this for a while, if in any respect, if he stays inside the full strictures of the segregation regime.”

Abu himself was radicalised during his time in prison for bulglary.

Under the name the “Masked Menace”, the aspiring rapper wrote rap lyrics before his arrest, which included the line: “Man, I shoot up a crowd cos I’m an evening stalker/ bought my shank, bought my weapons, straight ISIS supporter.” He was making ready an assault in London streets.